| The Tobacco Reference Guide |
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| Chapter 11 Other health problems |
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| Other health problems: Influenza, Snoring, and Infections |
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| Smokers of more than 15 cigarettes a day are 6.5 times more likely to be frequent |
| snorers. |
| Cigarettes, p. 118 |
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| Current smokers have a 2.3-fold greater risk of snoring and 4.44-fold increased risk of |
| moderate or severe sleep-disordered breathing as compared to never-smokers. |
| Heavy smokers of two packs a day or more increase their risk for moderate or severe |
| sleep-disordered breathing by a factor of 40.47 times. |
| Archives of Internal Medicine, October 10, 1994, p. 2219 |
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| Smoking may represent a risk factor for immunoglobulin G deficiency, and an |
| increased risk for respiratory bacterial infections. |
| Annals of Allergy, May 1993, p. 418 |
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| Smokers have about 30% higher white blood cell counts, perhaps reflecting the |
| increase in number of infections they have. They also have impaired neutrophil |
| function, fewer natural killer cells, an increased number of eosinophils, and decreased |
| amounts of the immunoglobulins IgA and IgG in saliva. |
| Cigarettes, pp. 158-159 |
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| Tobacco is responsible for 24% of pneumonia and influenza deaths. |
| JAMA, November 10, 1993, p. 2208 |
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